PAIR SHIZI LIONS.
China. 1st half 20th c.

Ivory finely carved and engraved. Mounted on wooden base. Shizi lions of this type in stone are postitioned outside of the entrance of temples and palaces. Total height 19cm. Condition A/B. Supplement: Liu Hai with cash bands and standing on one foot. Carved ivory. Mounted on wooden base. China. First half 20th c. Condition A/B.

Provenance:
-Private collection Munich; acquired ca. 1970s/80s.

Please note that objects made of ivory; rhinoceros horn and turtle shell; due to Cites regulations can only be sold within the European Community. At present the export in third countries is prohibited.
Art trade; Van Ham.